In addition, ‘half and half scarves’ honouring Sir Bobby are also available through the club and will raise funds for Ipswich Town’s Academy and the Newcastle United Foundation.

Sir Bobby’s family and our wonderful Hike4Hopey fundraisers will be guests of honour on the pitch and we will be extremely proud to see players from both teams warming up in Sir Bobby Robson Foundation t-shirts. Some of these will be auctioned after the match to raise funds for us.

We hope today’s game is an entertaining one. If Sir Bobby was still with us, we know where he would be this afternoon.

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BOBBY ROBSON: MORE THAN A MANAGER

This June, the definitive story of Sir Bobby’s life and career will be released on digital download, DVD and Blu-Ray. “Bobby Robson - More Than A Manager” stars an A-list cast of those who played with, worked with and loved Sir Bobby. To pre-order a copy or find out more, please visit www.bobbyrobsonfilm.com